The Museum of Ottoman House () is a

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. The museum is at in

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district of Bursa to the west of

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. The building dates back to the 17th century. Before its construction there was probably a mansion of the Ottoman sultan

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(r 1421–1451) where his son

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(r.1451–1481) was born. The building was opened in 1958 as a house museum. In 1973 and 1992 it underwent restoration. The wooden house is a two-story building with a basement. Entrance to the basement is at north and to the ground floor is at west. In the ground floor, there are a wide hall with two symmetrical rooms in each side. In the upper floor, there are a

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room, a dining room and a guest room. The two

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s stolen from Bursa Ottoman House were put up for sale in an auction in

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in 1989. But they returned home in 1991.Cultural properties page {{in lang, tr
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17th-century establishments in the Ottoman Empire Ottoman museums Historic house museums in Turkey Ottoman architecture in Bursa Museums established in 1958 Ottoman Osmangazi